UniProt functional annotation for Q8TZY2

UniProt code: Q8TZY2.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Required for chromosome condensation and partitioning (By similarity). Binds single-stranded but not double-stranded DNA. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01894}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01894, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15458651, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21117236}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01894}.
Domain: Contains large globular domains required for ATP hydrolysis at each terminus and a third globular domain forming a flexible SMC hinge near the middle of the molecule. These domains are separated by coiled- coil structures. The N- and C-terminus interact to make up an ATP- binding cassette-type ATPase domain. The SMC hinge domain mediates dimerization and binds DNA. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01894, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15458651, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21117236}.
Similarity: Belongs to the SMC family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_01894}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAL81967.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.